Awning box



, NVM@ l D. FROEHLICH.

AWNING BOX. APPLlcAnoN FILED JAN. 14, 1921.

1,418,247. Patentd May3o,1922;

A TTU/M578 arr-Es naar DAVID FROEHLICHVOF BROKLYN, NEV YORK,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, DAVID FnonHricH, a citizen of the United States, andi resident of the vcity of New York, borough of Brooklyn,` in the ,county of Kings and State of lNew York, have invented a new and Tm-l proved Awning Box, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description# My inventionrelates to an awning box, and aims to vprovide certain new and useful improvements in devices of this character.

lt is well appreciated,vthat it `is quite a common expedient to provide what is known as a key which co-operatesA with an awning box to permit of the movement of the parts within the same when the hand crank is applied thereto.

This has been necessary, incident to the fact that the awning was liable to become' unrolled, aside from the fact that this lock serves to prevent unauthorized persons from actuating the mechanism.

This. type of boxhas presented certain defects, however, in that the key provided for unlocking the parts has quite often turned upon an actuation of the `crank so that it has been necessary toA stop this operation and readjust the key to again effect an unlocking of the parts.

lNith this objection in mind, I have constructed an awningbox, which shall utilize a key, insuring a positive unlocking Aof the parts, until the key is withdrawn, aside from the fact that the construction of the box and locking mechanism as a whole, is greatly. j simplified.

A further object of my invention is the provision of means which will serve toguard the entry of any foreign substances,

against wilfully or accidentally introduced into the box.

Further objects of my invention will appear in the annexed specification and drawings, which latter present one practical embodiment of invention, and in which;

Figure 1 is a plan view,

Figure 2 is asectional view taken along the lines 2-2 of Figure 1, and in the direction of the arrows,and A Figure 3 is a sectional plan view taken along the lines 3--3, and in the direction of the arrows in Figure 2.

ln these views the reference numeral 5 indicates the shaft to be turned, and which extends into a box 6, and has secured to its lower end in the usual manner, a beveled Application led January 14, 1921.

specification of 'Letters ratent. i Patented My 30, 192g" serial no. 437,337.

gear for effecting a positive driving of this shaft. f f Y Alt -is to -be noted, that al guide postfSVprojects intovthe interior of the box 6, and may conveniently serve as a bearing for the end of the shaft 5, as well as providing la keyhole opening 9, indicated in Figure B, the purpose of. which will hereinafter be more fullyl brought out.

Arrangedwithinlthe boxing, and preferably in the space existent between the inner face of the guide post 8 and the same, is a dog presenting line with any of the teeth of the gear 7, and normally extends between a pair of the same, a projection beyond this position being prevented by means of any suitable v stops 11.

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a tooth 10. This dog is in I 15 forming a partlof the dov, even when the latter is in projected positin. Thus it will be seen that a'key, preferably including a shank 16, a tapered outer end 17 and a keyway. 18 will be capable of insertion through thev key hole opening 9 into the opening 15, of the dog, and by virtue of the inclined outer end of the shank 16, a further projec- .tion will result in a retraction on the part of the dog, it being also noted that the key way 18 co-operating with the key hole opening 10, will effectually preclude any movement of the key. except by deliberate withdrawal. I

From the foregoing it will be seen that v the parts will` now be in their unlocked poy sitiOn, and the end 19 of the hand crank or other element 20 with which the key is associated, will project into the corresponding socket 21 ofthe gear 22, meshing with the gear 7, thus permitting a turning of these element-s. I'

Finally to provide means preventing the deliberate or accidental introduction of foreign particles into the box, T preferably utilize a cover v23 which is movably secured to the boxing 6, and serves in its normal position to cover the open end of the socket 21, and which may further be retained in foreign matter being inserted into the box.

this position by means of any suitable corda-nee with myl invention is extremely simple in Construction, and be placed upon the market at a veryr lovv figure, aside from thefact that the cover 28 may be uti* lized to advantage to guard against any Obviously numerous modifications structure might readily be resorted to With- 'out in the lleastvdeparting from 'the spirit I of my invention, which I claim as:

An awning box, includingV a driving member, a driven member, a dog adapted to engage one of said members, means for normally retaining said dog in projected position, a guidelposnjsaid guide post being formed With a key hole, said dog being formed With an opening, and a key adapted to be inserted through said key hole opening and into the dog o peningffor retracting said dog, said ,key being formed 4Avvith a beveled outer end, and a keyvvaysecured to said key and (2o-'operating vvith said key hole opening OrpreVenting a rotationof the same.

'v DAVID FRonHLieH. 

